6 years ago Can we retrench an employee on parental leave? What are our obligations given we are a small business with fewer than 15 employees?
6 years ago Can we get our money back from an overpaid worker? Can we now request that this excess payment be deducted from her annual leave entitlement or her long service leave entitlement?
6 years ago Can we make our full-time employee casual? Under what circumstances is it allowable to change an employee from full-time to casual? Also, how would this affect the employee’s leave entitlements?
6 years ago Can we delay payment to employees when they submit their timesheets late? Can we delay payment to employees who do not lodge their timesheet by the payroll deadline until the next pay run (potentially a fortnight later)?
6 years ago Can we dismiss an employee for taking excessive sick leave? Can we dismiss him for not fulfilling his expected duties due to the amount of sick leave he is taking?
6 years ago Do we have an obligation to find out if an employee has a mental illness? What can we do if during conversations about performance issues, the employee becomes extremely upset?
6 years ago Worker threatens to take sickies if holidays are knocked back What recourse do we have for employees who take the leave despite the request not suiting the business or being approved?
6 years ago Announcing redundancy – What comes first, the meeting or the email? I'd like to know the right process for making someone's position redundant.
6 years ago Can charity begin at work? Employees sometimes ask us if they can transfer their personal leave to another employee who may be suffering from hardship. What would the payroll/legal repercussions be if we did this?
6 years ago How do we determine parental leave entitlements? Are we obligated to approve the request for a further 6 months and treat it as part of the 12-month entitlement?
6 years ago Is redundancy pay required if a worker quits voluntarily? Is paying the redundancy to this worker fair?
6 years ago Which insurance covers independent consultants? We are considering engaging an independent consultant on a fixed-term contract. Do we have to pay WorkCover, or is it covered by their insurance?
6 years ago What if a worker misses their morning tea break? If a worker misses their morning tea break, are they entitled to add the 15 minutes to their lunch break?
6 years ago What are our health and safety obligations to employees working off-site? What are our heath and safety obligations to an employee who is working at a client’s office?
6 years ago What type of leave should a worker use to attend a funeral? Is the time off classed as personal leave?
